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Long-running research project on the desert war 1940-43, with a specific focus on Operation CRUSADER. www.rommelsriposte.com

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@apiln.bsky.social don’t think she can park there?

07.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 3386 πŸ” 1192 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 51

New β€˜why didn’t the US Army prepare for Bocage in Normandy’ just dropped.

@alanallport.bsky.social

07.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Well why don’t you fucking cook for them then’ would have been her response in my case. 😬

07.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Civilian clothes is fine. Lack of a distinct insignia identifying him as a combatant is not. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...

07.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sending a warship called HMS Prince of Wales east of Suez into an active battlefield because of some vague deterrent mission always goes well

07.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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See also: Brexit.

07.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Look, we’re not going to agree on this. You want to tell yourself that a system where a party with under 35% of the vote ends up with over 60% of seats has anything to do with β€œdemocracy” you’re welcome to do so. It’s a mostly free country. Have fun.

07.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the whole period since 2016 shows up the FPTP = stability argument very badly. UK politics has rarely been less stable even when the governing parties had substantial majorities.

07.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Chat, is this bad?

07.03.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I read that as β€˜Douchowitz’ and it works for me.

07.03.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tyre guy?

07.03.2026 07:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

real talk: a lot of the mil youtubers and a subset of OSINTers are just the Yankee version of the Russian warbloggers

07.03.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Winter is coming to an end in the northern hemisphere, and animals such as bears come out of hibernation.

Only, contrary to common wisdom, bears don't actually technically hibernate. And what they do instead can provide insights for human health:

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07.03.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The rabid nativism of this government is unreal. There’s no upside to this.

07.03.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran hits key US radar in Jordan, deepening Gulf missile defence woes The US$300 million radar system is crucial to directing US missile defence batteries in the Gulf. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Confirmation here. This happened early on it appears.

07.03.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Iran hits key US radar in Jordan, deepening Gulf missile defence woes The US$300 million radar system is crucial to directing US missile defence batteries in the Gulf. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Confirmation of the strike here. The US better hope that the Iranians are as impressed by their strike videos and rhetoric as some bystanders, because right now it’s hard to see another off ramp other than Iran losing interest to shoot back. The US campaign is very flashy, but is it sustainable?

07.03.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#OTD in 1945, Burma. A shame, really. The fighting in the Far East is largely overlooked. Crew of a Priest 105mm self-propelled gun. #WW2 #HISTORY

07.03.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m just going to leave this here. I’d really be careful assessing how this war is going based on US or Iranian propaganda at this stage in the game.

BTW, what’s the US industrial base to replace all those munitions?

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07.03.2026 06:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The degree to which Iran has absolutely upended all American/Israeli understandings of their military strategic depth is the only thing that is keeping me going at this point
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07.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

They won’t implement PR. Ever.

07.03.2026 06:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s at least two spare princes going here, and one of them might be interested in a plea deal. Glasman could be on to something!

Narrator: He’s not. He’s very much not on to something.

06.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two, thread

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4th Dec 1971, Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sunk India frigate INS Khukri with a torpedo

06.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 244 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Plus. β€˜Never mind the process or if the answer is right if it’s the answer that’s expedient and it’ll be someone else’s problem’

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is pretty disgraceful.

06.03.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

It was too heavy and had to go into the hold but none of the angels could pay for that.

06.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Topical

06.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The author copies of the paperback of my book just arrived! Available now @cornellupress.bsky.social and others: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

05.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

August 1914: this war will last through … November.

05.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Audie Murphy was 5’ 5” and weighed 112 lbs.

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0